01052327

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/158933.aspx

The Transportation Research Board Committee for Determination of the State of the Practice in Metropolitan Area Travel Forecasting was tasked with assessing the state of the practice in travel demand forecasting and identifying shortcomings in travel forecasting models, obstacles to better practice, and actions needed to ensure the use of appropriate technical approaches. This report provides the requested assessment and recommendations for improvement and is designed for officials and policy makers who rely on the results of travel forecasting. Following a summary of the findings and recommendations, the report is presented in the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Forecasting Metropolitan Travel; (3) Institutional Framework for Travel Demand Modeling; (4) Current State of the Practice; and (5) Shortcomings of Current Forecasting Processes.

The full technical report on metropolitan planning organization modeling practices commissioned for this study has been provided as an electronic annex to this report, available at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/reports/VHB-2007-Final.pdf (VHB 2007).

English

110p

2007

Transportation Research Board Special Report

9780309104173

Print

Appendices (2) ; Figures (10) ; References; Tables (4)

Federal government; Forecasting; Improvements; Mathematical models; Metropolitan areas; Metropolitan planning organizations; Recommendations; Road pricing; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Travel demand

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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